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9.10.2023 | The Finnish Government proposes about EUR 16.2 billion in appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its administrative branch for 2024. This is slightly over EUR 134 million more than in the 2023 Budget. The increase is due to needs assessment changes in pensions, for example, and to the implementation of reforms set out in the Government Programme.

3.5.2021 | Finland has published the online course ‘Elements of AI’ in 21 EU countries in their languages. Latvia was the first country to launch the course in May 2020, and Spain and Slovenia the last ones in April 2021.

5.11.2020 | On 5 November, the Government adopted a decision on restrictions on entry into the country, which will enter into force on Monday 9 November. Restrictions will be lifted for residents of Singapore who are travelling from their home country to Finland. Restrictions on entry will also be lifted for residents of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions who are travelling from these regions to Finland, provided that reciprocity is confirmed by the Council of the European Union.

31.3.2021 | Ten years ago, millions of Syrians took to the streets of Dara’a, Aleppo and Damascus, calling for democracy and respect of their fundamental rights and basic freedoms. The brutal response by the regime triggered over the span of a decade one of the most serious criminal enterprises and humanitarian crises since the Second World War resulting in more than 400 000 deaths and in countless violations of human rights.

11.4.2022 | Ministers and senior representatives met in Lahti, Finland – the Green Capital of Europe 2021 – on 3–4 April to put climate adaptation finance at the forefront of climate discussions in 2022.

11.6.2019 | Finland ranked number one in this year’s DESI comparison of digitalisation. The Digital Economy and Society Index DESI compares the progress of EU countries in the use of digitalisation with 13 indicators. Finland ranked the first past Sweden and Denmark: last year Finland came third in the comparison.

7.1.2021 | On 7 January, the Government decided to extend the restrictions on entry into the country until 9 February 2021. The COVID-19 epidemic is still clearly growing globally, and the number of infections is increasing in most countries more sharply than in Finland. It is therefore not justified to ease the restrictions until the new health security measures under preparation have been made sufficiently available.

26.2.2019 | The study on continuous learning investigates the means used in certain countries with advanced technologies that may be considered key reference countries for Finland to react to the transformation of work and to develop the structures for continuous learning. According to the report published on 26 February, means used in other countries to promote continuous learning include common action programm...

14.3.2020 | If you are travelling abroad, return to Finland! Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 14.3.2020 13.41 Type: Press release Due to the prevailing emergency conditions based on the Emergency Powers Act, the Government has decided to restrict...

23.6.2020 | In its meeting on Tuesday 23 June, the Government also received a report on the measures to be taken based on the assessment of the crisis follow-up group headed by Permanent Secretary Martti Hetemäki. In addition, the Government received a briefing on the current epidemiological situation.

10.7.2020 | On 10 July, the Government decided on the continuation of internal border control and on the restrictions on external border traffic. As of 13 July 2020, the Government will lift the restrictions on traffic at the internal borders between Finland and countries where the incidence of the coronavirus is similar to that in the countries where internal border control has already been lifted.

23.6.2020 | In its meeting on Tuesday 23 June, the Government also received a report on the measures to be taken based on the assessment of the crisis follow-up group headed by Permanent Secretary Martti Hetemäki. In addition, the Government received a briefing on the current epidemiological situation.

8.7.2020 | In its meeting on Wednesday 8 July, the Government also received a briefing on the epidemiological situation and heard a report on the safe entry of berry pickers.

27.2.2019 | As the first ever Nordic country, Finland will host the International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) on 14 and 15 March 2019. ISTP brings together countries with the best performing or rapidly improving education systems as measured by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

19.4.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland Ville Skinnari delivered the statement on behalf of the governments and peoples of 81 countries.

16.1.2026 | EU:n opetuksen kehittämishanke “Fostering Inclusive Quality Education in Finland and Ireland” päättyy 5. helmikuuta Helsingissä järjestettävään päätösseminaariin. Päätöstilaisuuteen osallistuvat paikan päällä hankkeen laajennetun ohjausryhmän jäsenet sekä Suomesta että Irlannista, samoin kuin Euroopan komission ja Euroopan erityisopetuksen ja inklusiivisen opetuksen viraston (EASNIE) edustajat.

16.9.2025 | Europa- och ägarstyrningsminister Joakim Strand besöker Dublin onsdagen den 17 september. På agendan står möten med Irlands minister med ansvar för EU-frågor och försvar Thomas Byrne, företrädare för det irländska parlamentets utskott för EU-frågor och företrädare för näringslivet. Minister Strand håller också ett keynote-anförande och deltar i diskussionen vid ett seminarium som ordnas av tankesmedjan The Institute of International & European Affairs.

23.8.2024 | Justitieministeriets nya publikation kartlägger information om hur tillräckliga och tillgängliga de tjänster som erbjuds offer för hatbrott är i Finland, Kroatien och Irland.

23.8.2024 | Oikeusministeriön uusi julkaisu kartoittaa tietoa viharikosten uhreille tarjolla olevien palveluiden riittävyydestä ja saavutettavuudesta Suomessa, Kroatiassa ja Irlannissa.

1 Hallituksen esitys eduskunnalle laiksi Suomen perustuslain 10 §:n muuttamisesta ESITYKSEN PÄÄASIALLINEN SISÄLTÖ Esityksessä ehdotetaan muutettavaksi Suomen perustuslakia. Esityksellä ehdotetaan mahdollistettavaksi kotirauhan suojan ja luottamuks...